# Adams County, Illinois demographics

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Adams County, Illinois (county FIPS 17001) has a median household income of $66,220 (±$3,435) and a total population of 64,754 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 23 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 64,754 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 41.4 years | ±0.4 years | B01002 |
| Households | 27,915 | ±376 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $66,220 | ±$3,435 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $162,600 | ±$4,166 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $828 | ±$43 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 72.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 27.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 27.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 17001 |
| Land area | 855.15 sq mi |
| Water area | 16.12 sq mi |
| Population density | 76 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [62305](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62305) | 16.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62347](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62347) | 13.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [62324](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62324) | 10.2% | 92.9% | Yes |
| [62320](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62320) | 9.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [62351](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62351) | 8.1% | 95.1% | Yes |
| [62376](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62376) | 7.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62349](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62349) | 4.9% | 90.5% | Yes |
| [62360](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62360) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62338](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62338) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62339](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62339) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62365](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62365) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [62346](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62346) | 3% | 62% | Yes |
| [62312](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62312) | 2.5% | 22.4% |  |
| [62379](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62379) | 2.3% | 19.6% |  |
| [62325](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62325) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [62301](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62301) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62314](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62314) | 1.2% | 15.4% |  |
| [62311](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62311) | 0.7% | 11.5% |  |
| [62316](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62316) | 0.6% | 10.9% |  |
| [62343](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62343) | 0.5% | 5.7% |  |
| [62359](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62359) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62348](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62348) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62373](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62373) | 0.2% | 3.5% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:001&in=state:17
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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